"-We're in the land of Christmas"
Tim & Mary-Anne, USA
Christmas begins in Gävle - a documentary on SVT-play Documentary about the Gävle Goat on The Guardian
The Gävle Goat's films
"-We're in the land of Christmas"
Tim & Mary-Anne, USA
Julen Börjar i Gävle - en bockumentär på SVT-play Dokumentär om Gävlebocken på The Guardian
Previous year's inaugurations
2022
2021
2020
2017
Gävlebocken's fans & friends
The goat's oldest friends
It was at Café Lido that the story of the Gävlebocken - the world's largest and most famous straw goat - began. Meet the creator Stig Gavlén and the frame builders who already built the very first example in 1966.
Gävlebocken's fans
"We're in the land of Christmas". John, Aileen, Mary-Anne and Tim belong to the large group of admirers who follow the Gävlebock via the webcam every year. Last year they all traveled a long way from the US to experience the Gävlebocken and celebrate Christmas.
Vip party - The Gävle Goat
The gävlebock's loved ones gather for the 50th anniversary celebration of the world's largest and most famous straw goat. We celebrate our superstar and get a chance to share this with our friends. The gable creates memories that last forever.
Stand the goat
The goat is important, it would be great if it could remain. We have a webcam and as long as the check is in place, it broadcasts all over the world. But when the check is not standing, the webcam is turned off. Yes, this is what some voices sound like.
This is how Gävlebocken is built - see the videos
By hand, straw by straw is added together, turning a wooden skeleton into a golden-yellow Christmas goat. Follow the construction from 12,000 knots and 1,200 running meters of timber to a stately straw goat that has become a Christmas symbol all over the world.
A series in three parts.
